What is my great wish and intention, is to make a base of compassion and to encourage people to work to shift the energy.

Shambhala does have unique teachings, as do many Buddhist traditions. For example, certain teachings within Shambhala have to do with raising the personal windhorse, or the energy of the individual, so a person has good fortitude to be able to live a good life.

Our root fantasy is that "I" am real and that it's possible for "me" to be happy.

The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme.

I would say courage first; then wisdom, which is a sense of knowledge and confidence; and also the wish and desire to uplift. The underlying notion is "How do I help?" That attitude really is a spiritual journey and a path.

The most important thing is having the right mind - a mind that can see it. Once you have an open mind, you see a lot of auspicious coincidence taking place.

When stress is the basic state of mind, even good things stress us out. We have to learn to let go.